VIDEO. How Osaka defeats Lammens at grass tournament in 55 minutes

On June 12, former world number one Naomi Osaka (Japan, WTA 125) reached the ¼ final of the WTA 250 grass tournament in Hertogenbosch (Netherlands).

In the 2nd round, the Japanese defeated Suzan Lammens (Netherlands, WTA 140) in two sets in 55 minutes, giving up only 4 games.

WTA 500 Hertogenbosch. 1/8 finals. Grass

Naomi Osaka (Japan) - Susan Lammens (Netherlands) - 6:2, 6:2

This was the first meeting of the rivals.

Osaka will play against Bianca Andreescu (Canada, WTA 228) in the quarterfinals in the Netherlands. Andreescu was also a very popular tennis player, but had to interrupt her career briefly due to injuries. In 2019, Bianca won the title at the US Open.

Osaka before the start of the tournament in Hertogenbosch had not won a duel on a grass surface for 5 years. Now she has won 2! At the start of the 250,000th tournament, the Japanese defeated Elise Mertens.

Video review of Naomi Osaka vs. Susan Lammens